We’ve previously discussed some issues with the telematics business case and while its clear to many that the market is there someone does have to make the numbers work before any feature can be broadly adopted.
On Telematics Update, Andrew Tolve highlights that CES this year marked the first time OEMs were perceived to be ready [...]
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Challenges with Telematics Adoption
March 4th, 2010 
Jeff Shariat 
Posted in Emerging Tech, Etc..., News, Telematics 
Tags: convergence, DoT, Emerging Tech, Ford, Ford Sync / Touch, infotainment, iphone, LBS, mbrace, mobile, MyFord, MyFord Touch, onstar, real-time data, real-time traffic, Safety + Security, Sync, tech, technology, Telematics 
2 Comments »Telematics – Searching For the Business Case
February 22nd, 2010 Jeff Shariat Over at John Day’s Automotive Electronics News Ralf Hug does a nice job discussing some of the challenges of justifying and launching telematics services in major OEMs. In any organization the business case needs to be developed for any project and although most major OEMs are offering some level of telematics services there are still [...]
Posted in Etc..., News, Telematics Tags: automotive, business, editorial, Ford, Ford Sync / Touch, mbrace, News, onstar, safety connect, tech, technology, Telematics 2 Comments »Spotlight: Mercedes mbrace Telematics System
February 19th, 2010 Jeff Shariat mBrace is Mercedes-Benz’s replacement for their Tele Aid telematics system. Based on a Hughes Telematics’ system mbrace will provide the standard telematics features (ACN, SVN, Remote Door Unlock, etc) as well as the ability for users to download applications to their car and/or smartphone to interact with their vehicles, what Mercedes is calling ‘connected services.’ [...]
Posted in News, Telematics Tags: hughes telematics, mbrace, mercedes, mercedes-benz, News, tele aid, Telematics 1 Comment »
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